Cameron Ward

About Cameron Ward

Healthcare IT & Security professional with 10 years of system analysis and 3+ years in…

Experience

1. IT Analyst Programmer

   Mayo Clinic

   Jul 2023 — Present · Rochester, MN, US

   Works with the development team, teams across the IT enterprise, and our customers to help elicit, document, and negotiate requirements for our Development & Production Environment- Provides IT support for vended and custom applications, including resolving highly complex issues, and assists with data security, redundancy, and support in collaboration with senior technical staff- Conducts root-cause analysis by researching hardware environment, software application and system problems, works with colleagues and customers to resolve issues, documents resolution, and communicates resolution with customer- Regularly reviews applications and makes modifications and updates of a single system application or basic software and their associated hardware at multiple Mayo Clinic sites to ensure currency and functionality within the established environment- Contributes to the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of custom system software, and/or the installation and maintenance of purchased systems software, as well as the configuration and support of hardware systems across Mayo Clinic- Produces and maintains documentation such as systems requirements, designs, resource inventories and plans as requested. Interfaces routinely with colleagues who may be located at any of the Mayo Group practices to perform job responsibilities requiring virtual collaboration and partnership- Reviews Security Design Analysis reports and mitigating each step based off severity level- Collaborates teams to analyze scan results, identify vulnerabilities, and recommend remediation actions to mitigate security risks effectively- Assists in the development and implementation of vulnerability remediation plans, ensuring timely resolution of identified security vulnerabilities- Maintains documentation of vulnerability assessment findings, remediation actions, and progress updates to support compliance requirements and audit activities.